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Alaska 1978 ballot measures
In 1978, voters decided on 15 statewide ballot measures in Alaska on November 7.
- One measure was an advisory question.
- One measure was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment.
- Three measures were indirect initiated state statutes.
- Nine measures were legislatively referred bond questions.
- Eleven measures (73%) were approved and four (27%) were defeated.
On the ballot
November 7, 1978
Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result | Yes Votes | No Votes |
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Ballot Proposition 1 | Legislative processes | Provide a 120-day maximum length for regular legislative sessions, extendable in 10-day increments. |
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87,100 (75%) |
29,093 (25%) |
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Ballot Proposition 2 | Legislature | Allow the legislature to provide one of its interim committees with authority to share budget revision approval with the Governor and delegate appropriation powers for non-state funds. |
|
48,078 (41%) |
68,403 (59%) |
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Ballot Proposition 3 | Ballot measures; Capitals | Require all costs of capital relocation, including personnel and infrastructure, to be determined and approved by voters prior to spending state funds. |
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69,414 (56%) |
55,253 (44%) |
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Ballot Proposition 4 | Public land | Provide vacant state land for homesteading, with eligibility based on residency and grant up to four grants for ten-year residents. |
|
70,409 (56%) |
55,511 (44%) |
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Ballot Proposition 5 | Fees; Pollution | Require a 10-cent refund for beer and carbonated beverage containers sold in certain areas of Alaska, excluding remote locations, with marked containers and bans on unsanitary ones. |
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49,882 (40%) |
75,337 (60%) |
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Bonding Proposition 10 | Capitals; Bonds | Issue up to $966 million in bonds to fund the construction of a new state capital |
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31,491 (26%) |
88,783 (74%) |
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Bonding Proposition 1 | Flood infrastructure; Transportation; Bonds | Authorize $33,290,000 in bonds for erosion and flood control, port facilities development, and small boat landing and harbor projects. |
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70,207 (58%) |
50,156 (42%) |
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Bonding Proposition 2 | Parks; Bonds | Authorize $5,850,000 in bonds for capital improvements to parks, waysides, trails, footpaths, and other recreational facilities. |
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63,455 (53%) |
57,034 (47%) |
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Bonding Proposition 3 | Public assistance; Healthcare facility; Bonds | Authorize $25 million in bonds for capital improvements for health facilities, senior citizen centers, and pioneers' homes. |
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86,099 (71%) |
35,054 (29%) |
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Bonding Proposition 4 | Higher education funding; Bonds | Authorize $33,656,000 in bonds for capital improvements for vocational education and the University of Alaska. |
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65,211 (53%) |
57,896 (47%) |
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Bonding Proposition 5 | Transportation; Transportation; Bonds; Transportation | Authorize $88,450,000 in bonds for transportation and infrastructure projects, including roads, ferry services, and airport construction. |
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75,454 (61%) |
47,600 (39%) |
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Bonding Proposition 6 | Prison funding; Bonds | Authorize $30,504,000 in bonds for improvements to correctional and public safety facilities. |
|
61,071 (50%) |
60,561 (50%) |
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Bonding Proposition 7 | Fishing; Bonds | Authorize $26,965,000 in bonds for fisheries management and development facilities. |
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68,128 (56%) |
54,229 (44%) |
|
Bonding Proposition 8 | State militia; Defense funding; Bonds | Authorize $3,645,000 in bonds for constructing armories and National Guard facilities. |
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41,001 (35%) |
77,789 (65%) |
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Bonding Proposition 9 | Drinking water; Sewage and stormwater; Bonds | Authorize $27,640,000 in bonds for water supply and sewerage system improvements. |
|
68,746 (58%) |
50,525 (42%) |
See also
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